Food & Feeding
Why Wet Food Dries Out, and How HAVN Node Slows It Down
The Node does not make food cold. It does something simpler: it seals the bowl between visits, limiting the moving air that carries moisture...
Pet science, thoughtfully explored
HAVN Journal
Curious, useful stories about how animals think, eat and live alongside us.
Selected stories
Worth knowing
Cats
Is Stainless Steel Really That Important for a Cat’s Bowl?
Stainless steel is durable and easy to clean, but does it really make a cat’s bowl safer? The evidence gives cleaning habits, surface condition...
Cats
Whisker Fatigue: Is Your Cat’s Bowl Actually Annoying Them?
Cat whiskers are sensitive, but is “whisker fatigue” a real feeding problem? We test the popular claim against the research and explain what a...
Culture
Why Istanbul Belongs to Its Cats
Istanbul's free-roaming cats live between pet and stray, cared for by neighbourhoods without quite belonging to anyone.
Culture
The Cat Who Became a Stationmaster and Helped Save a Railway
How Tama, a calico cat in a tiny hat, turned Kishi Station into a destination and helped a struggling Japanese railway matter again.
Latest stories
Food & Feeding
Why Wet Food Dries Out, and How HAVN Node Slows It Down
The Node does not make food cold. It does something simpler: it seals the bowl between visits, limiting the moving air that carries moisture...
Cats
Is Stainless Steel Really That Important for a Cat’s Bowl?
Stainless steel is durable and easy to clean, but does it really make a cat’s bowl safer? The evidence gives cleaning habits, surface condition...
Cats
Whisker Fatigue: Is Your Cat’s Bowl Actually Annoying Them?
Cat whiskers are sensitive, but is “whisker fatigue” a real feeding problem? We test the popular claim against the research and explain what a...
Culture
Why Istanbul Belongs to Its Cats
Istanbul's free-roaming cats live between pet and stray, cared for by neighbourhoods without quite belonging to anyone.
Culture
The Cat Who Became a Stationmaster and Helped Save a Railway
How Tama, a calico cat in a tiny hat, turned Kishi Station into a destination and helped a struggling Japanese railway matter again.
Science
Félicette, the Cat France Sent Into Space and Nearly Forgot
The true story of Félicette, the French cat who survived a suborbital flight and waited more than half a century for a memorial.
Behaviour
Your Pet's Tail Is Talking. Please Read the Rest of the Animal Too
A visual guide to cat and dog tail positions, why a wag is not always friendly, and how to read the whole animal.
Behaviour
Why I Will Never Walk My Cat Again
I thought Diego needed enrichment. Diego thought the harness needed an escape demonstration. Forty minutes, one Darwin car park and an army of ants...
Health
What the World’s Oldest Cats Have in Common (It Is Not a Superfood)
Crème Puff reached 38. Flossie made it past 26. Scooter travelled across America. Their diets, homes and personalities were all over the place, which...
Behaviour
Why Does My Cat Follow Me Into the Bathroom?
It is probably not protection, surveillance or a profound concern for your shower technique. The real answer sits somewhere between social attachment, routine, access,...
Science
The Six-Toed Cats Who Inherited Hemingway's House
Nearly 60 cats, a literary landmark, federal case law and a developmental gene called Sonic Hedgehog. The Hemingway cats are stranger than the souvenir...
Science
Does My Cat Actually Know Its Name?
Your cat heard you. Research suggests it may recognise its name, your voice and even the names of other cats. Obedience remains outside the...